Banking and Finance

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Our law firm's Banking and Finance practice provides comprehensive legal services to clients in the sector. Our team of experienced attorneys possess extensive knowledge of the legal and regulatory environment surrounding banking and finance, and they are all equipped to assist clients in navigating the complex issues that arise in these industries.

Our attorneys are often praised for their commercial approach as they understand the business rationale and complexity of the transactions since the team is approachable, sharp thinking and practical.

We are very active in advising on renewable energy projects for project developers, financiers, EPC contractors, traders, PPAs; we also assist our clients on related sale and purchase transactions and commercial matters. As we have conducted a large number of due diligence processes in this field, we have a deep understanding of regulatory issues. The Head of our practice is a frequent speaker in renewable energy projects conferences.

The type of work that our team can handle includes:

  • Project finance
  • Trade finance
  • Syndicated lending
  • Bond financing
  • Investment funds
  • Banking and financing regulation and compliance
  • Payment services
  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • Commercial matters
  • Litigation
We advise several lenders and borrowers on both complex and simple project finance matters for the energy, automotive and other industries.
We are experts in trade finance transactions advising the lender consortium or the borrower in most complex deals, including financings involving letters of credit, bank guarantees or loans.
We frequently advise banking consortiums on financing transactions, including international and structured finance matters.
We assist clients with financing, including the issuance of bonds and other instruments.
We regularly work on investment funds on their operation, financing and regulatory issues.
We advise clients on banking and financing regulations, including compliance with anti-money laundering (AML) and countering the financing of terrorism (CFT) regulations, and bank licensing and authorization, as well as other compliance requirements.
Our clients include payment service providers, payment infrastructure entities, card issuers and banks, who we advise on the provision of their services in Hungary.
We advise clients on mergers and acquisitions in the banking and finance sectors, such as NPL transactions, covering the due diligence process, contract negotiation, and regulatory compliance issues.
We provide advice on commercial matters and transactions.
Oppenheim represents clients in disputes related to banking and finance, including loan and securities disputes, as well as regulatory enforcement actions.

Our team has a proven track record of successfully advising clients in the banking and finance sectors, as well as in other industries. Whether clients are looking to secure financing for a project, comply with banking or other financing regulations, issues relating to renewable projects or commercial matters, we are committed to delivering results that meet their business objectives.

Our colleagues specialized in this practice

Péter
Horvai-Hillenbrand Partner
Gergely
Szécsényi Associate